Marcus Ferley Copy Editor

Copy editing

What’s Copy editing, then?

The most important thing about any piece of writing is that whoever reads it should understand it. That means that if it’s a poem, you should understand what the writer was trying to make you feel. If it’s an academic piece, the reader should understand your argument. If it’s a shopping list, whoever’s doing the shopping needs to be able to bring you the right items. You might know what you mean, but does your reader? That’s where I come in -although I charge extra for shopping lists…